BEIRUT, May 22. /TASS/. At least 22 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on areas in southern and eastern Lebanon over the past day, with 35 others hospitalized with wounds, the republic’s Health Ministry reported.

"The civilian death toll since the military escalation began on March 2 has risen to 3,111, with 9,432 others wounded," the ministry said in a report on X.

The Lebanese Health Ministry noted that the number of casualties may grow by the end of the day as Israeli warplanes and artillery continue to attack localities where Hezbollah has its strongholds.